Type-casting machine.



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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN SELLERS BANCROFT AND MAURITZ C. INDAHL, OF PHILADELPHIA,PENNSYLVANIA,

ASSIGNORS TO LANSTON MONOTYPE MACHINE COMPANY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYL-TYPE-CASTING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 16, 1909.

Application filed January 8, 1907. Serial No. 351,378.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we J onn SELLERS BAN- CROFT and MAURITZ INDAHL, bothcitizens of the United States, and residing at Philadelphia, in thecounty of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented. certainnew and useful Improvements in Type-Castill Machines; and we do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a partof this specification, and to the figures and letters of referencemarked thereon.

This invention relates to automatic type casting and composing machineswherein separate type are produced in the order of composition andassembled in justified lines, and it has for its princi al object toenlarge the capacity of the mac ine so that printing surfaces orcharacters may be imposed u )011 the variable space type, when desired,t us producing what may be termed justifyingcharacter type asdistinguished from normal character and justifying s ace type.

The invention is especially designed for use in the production of Whatis known as cancellated matter wherein each character is provided with across-bar extending approximately the full width of the t )e body sothat when assembled the crossars unite to produce a continuous lineintersecting such of the characters, or so much of the composition, asrepresents canceled matter; but it is also adapted for other uses, aswhere other forms of printing surfaces are to be applied to the variablespace type.

It is desirable that lines of cancellation should be continuous,crossing the s aces as well as the characters; but prior to thisinvention it has been found impossible to produce this class of Work onautomatic machines owing to the variable dimensions of the spaces, for;justifying purposes, and the impracticability of providingcorrespondingly variable matrices.

The resent invention is desi nod to overcome t is defect in or sup ly te deficiency of prior machines and to tiiis end it consists broadly inequipping the ty e casting machine with a graded series oi matrices, andproviding automatic means for selectively presenting that one of thematrices corresponding in dimension with the predeterlatter, when cast,will be provided with a cross bar, h hen or other printin surface e ualto or c osely approximating t e width 0 said justifying space type.

It also consists in a preferred form of embodiment wherein the typecasting machine is equipped with supplemental matrix selecting andpositioning devices ada ted to be automatically set to correspon withthe adjustment of the justification dimensioning member or mechanism as,for exam )10, the justifying wedge, and to be broug t into action inconjunction with the justifying space mechanism to present thehyphengted or other matrix corresponding with the predetermineddimensions of the space type.

It also includes means whereby the setting of the supplemental matrixselecting and positioning devices and the bringing of the latter intoaction are controlled directly from the perforated record strip orcontroller.

It also includes minor features of construction, arrangements andcombinations of parts as hereinafter more fully described and pointedout in the claims.

In the accompanying drawing illustrating a preferred form of embodiment,Figure l is a top dplan view of a ortion of a type casting an composingmac due with the improvement applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a perspectiveview of the positioning jaws and the supplemental matrix selecting andpositioning attachment. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of said attachment andjaws. Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the attachment showing the lockingmember of the auxiliary stop in en gaged position. Fig. 5 is a similarview with the locking member disengaged to ermit adjustment of theauxiliary stop. 6 is a side elevation of the supplemental selecting andpositioning attachment detached. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of theauxiliary stop and its associated locking member. Fig. 8 is adiagrammatic view of the pneumatic control system. Fig. 9 illustrates asection of the record strip with signal perforations for governing theadjustment and action of the auxiliary stop. Fig. 10 is a face view of aortion of the die-case containing the graded series of hyphen matrices.

The same letters and numerals occurring in the several figures designatelike parts.

The improvements are illustrated as apmined justifying space type,whereby the 4 plied to the type casting and composing machine of PatentNo. 625,998, dated May 30, 1899, to which reference may be had for afull disclosure of the mechanism thereof,

It will sufiice for present purposes to designate some of the principalparts with which the present invention is immediately connected, such asthe two way movable diecase A equipped with a plurality of matrices Barranged in arallel lines and columns and graded in one irectionaccording to width of character; the adjustable mold (not shown) locatedbeneath the die case and upon which the selected and centered matrix isclamped; the normal wedge and major and minor justification wedges F andG for dimensioning the mold for character and space type; the paper feedmechanism H rovided with a series of ports I controlled y the perforatedrecord stri J, Fig. 6, to admit pressure to the severa devices connectedwith said ports; the primary controllers or fixed gages re resented bythe two series of stop pins K an L; the primary positioning or gagingmechanisms, represented b the two pairs of jaws M and N whose c osedositions are determined by the stop pins; t 1e secondary controllers orshiftable gages represented by stop bars 0 and P rought to position bythe closing of jaws M and the secondary positioning or gaging mechanismsre resented by the two pairs of jaws Q and it c osing on the stop barsand P respectively, and engaging translating devices S and T, to shiftthe die case, one of said pair of jaws (R) also operating to shift thenormal wedge E in unison with the diecase, to effect an adjustment ofthe mold' corresponding with the columns of matrices, and tosuccessively shift the justification wedges F and G when coupledtherewith; the trip rods U for shifting the justifying Wedges into thepath of jaws R to adjust said wedges; and the trip rod V controlling thetransfer wedges (not shown) for bringing into action the justificationwedges to dimension the mold when space type are to be cast.

The aper feed mechanism is provided with thirty-one ports, I asindicated in Fig. 8 divided into two series of fourteen each numbered 1to 14, inclusive, one series 0011- nected to and controlling theprojection of pins K and the other that of pins L. Of the remainingports one controls the trip rod U of the major or .0075 justificationwedge, another the trip rod of the minor or .0005 justification wedge,and the third trip rod V for bringing into action the justificationwedges when a space is called for by the record strip.

The series of stop pins K corresponds with the lines of matrices in thedie-case, while the series of stop pins L corresponds with the columnsof matrices and with successive stages of adjustment of the normal andjustification wedges, there being in the present instance, fifteen stoppins in each series of which fourteen are controlled by ports 1 in thepaper feed mechanism, as indicated by the diagram, Fig. 8, the fifteenthor last pin j of each series being fixed and permanently projected. Butone jaw of each pair of jaws M N is adapted to engage the stop pins ofits series K or J; hence if two or more pins are projectedsimultaneously, the first alone will designate the closed position i orthe jaws.

To locate any given matrix and adjust the mold a pin of series Lrcprcscnting column and, incidentally, width is brought into action inconjunction with a pin of series K representing line or iosition incolumn, whereby jaws M N in ciosing bring stop bars 0 and P tocorresponding positions, where they locked, so that upon the subsequentclosing of jaws Q it upon said stop bars translating devices S 'l andnormal Wedge R will be actuated to center the desired matrix and adjustthe mold to correspond thcrewitl'i.

When a space type is required the stop pins are oierated as beforedescribed, to locate the bfank matrix and shift the normal wedge, but,in addition, the trip rod. V is operated to bring into action thejustifying wedges, to produce a ty 'ic body of predetermined width. Butpreliminary to the production of any type for a line the ustifyingwedges F G are set to produce the desired width of space type for theline. The major ustilication wedge F has a pitch of .0075 inch perdegree of movement, and thc minor justification wcdgc G a pitch of .0005inch. "To set either wedge a stop pin of series L corresponding to thedesired degree of adjustment is brought into action in conjunction withthe proper designating trip rod ll, so that when R move to engage thestop-bar, the wedge thus designated will be acted upon by said jaws andcarried to adjusted position, after which it will move from the path ofthe jaws until its trip rod is again operated at the beginning of thencxt succeeding line of composition. While the adjustment of thejustification wedges is being effected the pump action is automaticallysuspended so that no metal is supplied to the mold at this time.

The bringing into action of the stop pins K L and trip rods U V iseffected by perforations properly located in the record strip J andacting to control the admission of pressure to the a 'ipropriate portsI.

As thus far described, the mechanism and mode of operation are identicalwith. those of the prior patentrefcrred to.

Attention is directed to the ("ircumstancc that Whereas the set-waydimensions of the character type of a given font are constants, due tothe correlative adjustments of the diecase and normal wedge, those ofthe space type, while uniform for the line, are variable for differentlines, the size depending upon the space to be filled divided by thenumber of space" type, which factor is determiiwd by the setting of thejustification wedges F G. The. problems are (1) to snppl y some or allof these variable spaces with printing surfaces proportioned to theirwidth; (2) to determine and control the occasions where such printingsurfaces are so applied, to the end that some or all of the spaces in aline may be so provided; and (3) to ellect these results Withoutinterference with the normal action of the machine.

In the preferred form of embodiment illustrated the left hand column ofthe die-case it stands in the machine Corresponding: with the firststop-pin L is equipped with a series of matrices 21 equal in number tothe stages of adjustment of the major justification wedge F and allcontainin g the same character, such as a hyphen or dash, but ofdifferent set-way dimensions, the latter varying progressively anduniformly by an amount equal or closely approximating the unit of themajor justification wedge, in this instance .0075 of an inch. Inaddition, there is provided an auxiliary primary controller adapted tobe set or adjusted to correspond in position with the majorjustifieatirm wedge F at the time the latter is and to operate in placeof or as a substitute for the normal primary controller K, when a eharaetor-space is desired or designated, to designate and bring; into actionthat one of the series of matrices 21 corresponding in dimensions withthe space type resulting from said adjustment or setting of the majorjustification Wedge.

The improvements are detachably applied to the main. frame, being"contained in or mounted upon a frame 23. located in proximity to thejaws M of the primary controller, which latter, it will be remembered,controls the position of the die-case in a direction parallel with thecolumns of matrices that is loi'igitudinally of the series of matrices 2l Supported in bearings in op 'iositc ends of frame 23 are two parallelshafts 24, 25, the upper one, 24, carrying the auxiliar r-ri marycontroller 22, and the lower one 25, a locking; member 26 for retainingsaid controller 2 in adjusted position. Auxiliary controller 22 ismounted to move freely in a direction longitudinally of its shaft 24 andto turn with the latter, and in the form shown it consists of a disl prrided with a transverse opening fitting the angular section of shaft 24and cut away at one side to form an intercepting shoulder or abutment.27 adapted to be advanced into and with drawn from the path of thecnpjagin 51 men iber of jaws M by reverse movements of its shaft 24.Similarly morntedon shat t2 is a second disk or retainer 28 attached todisk :22 and separated. therefrom by a hub or collar 29 to form a spacefor the aceonnnodation of the looking member 26, the latter mounted onshaft 25 in a manner to prevent independent rotating and permitindependent longitudinal motion. This locking member is received in thespace between (llSl'xS 22 and 2S and is provided. with a shoulder 30engaging the pin connecting said disks, and is further prm ided, on itsupper extremity, with one or more teeth 31 adapted to engage a series ofteeth 32 formed on or applied to frame 23.

The arrangement is such that when shaft 25 is rotated to Withdrawlocking member 26 from engagement with teeth 3'2, the auxiliarycontroller will be advanced to project its shoulder 27 into the path ofthe engaging member of jaws M so that in closing rpon any of itsstop-pins K the auxiliary controller 22 will be moved to a position.corresponding with that of the stop-pin at the time acting"; and whenthe auxiliary controller and lockin; n'ieinbers are retracted, to causethe latter to reengage teeth 32, the auxiliary controller will be lockedand held in its adjusted position while the auxiliary controller is freeto be again advanced independently into the path of jaws M.

The disengaging and engaging movements of the locking member arecontrolled through a piston 33 working in a chamber in frame 21%,provided with a retracting spring; 34 and connected to a crank arm 35 onshaft 25, said locking member being normally held in engagement withteeth 32 by spring .34- and withdrawn therefrom by the admission ofnessnrc below piston 33. In like manner piston 36 and retracting spring37 acting through crank arm 38 on shaft 24 serve to actuate theauxiliary controller.

it is obvious that with the apparatrs tln s far described it is possibleto set the auxiliary controller .22 to correspond with the stage ofznljnstment of the major justiliration wedge i or, what is the samething, with that one of the graded matrices 2] approximating most nearlythe size of justifying: space type required and designedto be produced,and, when thus set to cause it to select and apply the matrix thusdesignated to any or all of the space type, by simply advancin theauxiliary controller-22 from its designated position into the pathofjaws M to this act as the substitrrte whenever a space type is calledfor. To cll'ect this correlative adjustment and advance of the auxiliarycontroller 2;. aidiomnlirally and selectively the following arrangementhas been devised. That one of the series of ports l comn'iunicating'with the majoror .0075 justification Wedge trip rod U is connected by abranch pipe 39 with the cylinder of piston 33 controlling the lockingmember of the auxiliary controller .22, while the cylinder of piston 36communicates through pipe 4.0 with the portl leading to the first of theseries ol stop-- pins I designating columns of matrices in the diecase,as illustrated in the diagram Fig. 8.

The effect of this is that whenever the port leading to pin No. l. ofseries ll is opened and the machine thereby set to bring the first orleft hand column of matrices 21 into alinement with the mold, auxiliarycontroller 22 will be simultaneously advanced, to intercept anddesignate the closing position of jaws M, thus indicating the matrix 21corresponding to the adjusted position of said auxiliary controller; andsimilarly whenever the port leading to the trip U for the major'ustiiication wedge F is opened pressure will l18- admitted to thecylinder of the locking member 26, to disengage the latter and bring itwithin the influence of jaws M.

T o render the apparatus automatic in action and selectivelycontrollable from the record strip, it only requires that a perforationrepresenting a pin in series K corresponding with the pin in series Lemployed for designating the position of the major justification wedge Fshould be added to the major justification signal, and that the normalspace signal should be supplemented by a perforation corresponding topin N o. l of the series L. The normal signal for the majorjustification wedge has two components, a constant or designatingperforation 40 pertaining to trip rod U and operating to place the wedgetemporarily under the control of the secondary positicming jaws R and avariable member or dimensioning perforation 41 in line with that one ofthe ports I controlling a pin in series L representing the stage ordegree of adjustment for the wedge. To these is added a perforation 42in line with port I controlling the corresponding stop pin of series K,so that the auxiliary controller 22 being set free by perforation 40,and advanced into the path of jaws M will, through the action of thestop-pin be brought to a position corresponding to the stage ofadjustment given the major justification wedge by its dimensioningstop-pin ll. Thus the auxiliary controller 22 is set for the lineconcurrently with the adjustment of the major justifying wedge. Thenormal space type signal is made up of two perforations, of which one,43 registers with a port 3 leading to the transfer wedge trip rod V, andthe other, 4-}, registers with port. No. 2 of stop-pin series I todesignate the column containing the blank matrix. This matrix beinglocated at one extreme of the column, its position longitudinally of thecolumn is determined by the fixed pin No. 15 in series K hence noperforation is required for this movement. hen, however, a hyphen orother character is to be imposed upon the space type a supplementalperforation 45 is added to the space signal, said perforationregistering with the port leading to stop-pin No. 1 of the series L,thereby causing the die case to be arrested with the first instead ofthe second column of matrices in alinement with the mold andsimultaneously advancing the previously adjusted auxiliary stop 22 intothe path of jaws M, to select the matrix 21 corresponding to theadjustment of the major justification wedge. It should be added thatwith this arrangement the stepped normal wedge of the prior patent isemployed and the same space value is assigned to the first two sectionscorresponding to the first and second columns of matrices in thedie-case, hence the transfer from the first to the second column andcorresponding shifting of the normal wedge incident to the change fromblank space to character-space and vice versa does not change thedimensioning adjustment for the mold which remains the same for alljustifying spaces in the line.

The invention herein described is believed to be broadly new inprinciple as well as in form of embodiment and result, and issusceptible of change and modification in many particulars withoutmaterial departure from its spirit and scope, hence we do not desire tobe limited to the preferred. form of embodiment shown other than asspecified in the claims.

Having thus described. our invention, what we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is 2* l. A type making and composing machineequipped to selectively produce individual character type and spaces orquads and provided with selective means for imposing a printing surfaceupon the normal spaces or quads as the latter are produced.

A type making and composing machine equipped to selectively produceindividual character type and justifying spaces and provided with meansfor automatically and selectively imposing a printing surface upon saidnormally blank justifying spaces.

3. The combination with an automatic type casting and composing machineequipped to produce characters and justify ing spaces, of means adaptedto produce upon the justifying spaces, printing characters proportionalto the width of said spaces.

4. In an autmnatic type casting and com- )osing machine equipped toproduce cancelatcd character type and justifying space type and incombination therewith automatic means for supplying the justificationspace type with hyphen or eancellated printing surfaces varying in.length in proportion to the width of the spaces to which applied.

5. In a type casting and composing machine, equipped to producecharacter and justifying space type of varying widths, and set the sameup in justified lines and in combination therewith a graduated series ofmatrices and means for automatically presenting the matrix approximatelythe predetermined width of the justifying space when the latter isproduced.

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6. In a type casting and composin machine QqUlJNid with means for prorucing and asseml ing character type in the order of com'iosition, a moldand independent mold-a justing devices for the justification space type,and in combination therewith, a

raded series of hyphen matrices and means or selectively presenting thehyphen matrix corresponding with the set of the mold adjusting devicesto produce upon the variable siace tyie )rinting surface proportional tot e widtli ol such type.

7. The combination with a type casting and composing machine providedwith a plurality of matrices, means for selectively presentin individualmatrices, an adjustable mold, an' a plurality of mold dimensioningmechanisms including a justification member, of auxiliary controldevices for said matrix presenting means adapted to be set to correspondwith said justification member of the mold dimensioning mechanism andoperating to present one of a series of matrices corresponding indimensions with the justification space or type thus indicated.

8. In a type casting and composing machine provided with a plurality ofmatrices including a graded series of hy hens, means for selectivelyresenting incividual inatrices, an adjusta le mold and a plurality ofmold dimensioning mechanisms including a justification member fordeterminin the dimensions of the justifying spaces for each line, and incombination therewith, means for controlling the presentation of saidgraded hyphen matrices coupled with the justification member of the molddimensioning mechanism, to select the matrix appropriate to the settingof said justification member.

9. In a type casting and composin machine-the combination with its movabe die case, mold, normal and justification mold dimensioning devices andmeans for shifting the die case to present individual matrices to themold, of an auxiliary controller for said die case shifting means.

10. In a type castin and composing machine such as describec and incombination with the two way movable die case equipped with a pluralityof matrices including a graded series of hyphens, an adjustable mold,normal and justification mold dimensioning devices, means for shiftingthe die case, a governing record strip and transmitting devicesintermediate said record strip and said justification mold adjusting anddie case shifting means; of an auxiliary controller ada )ted to bepositioned by and to subsequent y control the die case shifting devices.

11. In a type casting and composing machine the combination with the diecase shiftin or positioning devices of an auxiliary controller thereforadapted to be positioned by said shifting or positioning devices and tobe brought into action by the controlling record strip.

12. In a type casting and composing machine the combination with the diecase shifting or positioning means, of an auxiliary controller therefor,and a graded series of hyphen matrices in the die case.

13. in a type casting and composing machine provided with a two waymovable diecase containing a graded series of hyphen matrices and twosets of shifting devices controlling the movements or position of saiddie case, and in combination therewith an auxiliary controller for oneset of shifting devices.

14. In a type casting and composin machine provided with a two way movab6 die case equipped with a plurality of matrices including a gradedseries of hy hens, two sets of shifting devices for the ie-case and arecord strip governing said shifting devices and in combinationtherewith an auxiliary controller for one of said shifting devices andmeans governed by the record strip for bringing said auxiliarycontroller into action.

15. In an automatic type casting and composing machine provided with anadjustable mold, a series of matrices and a record strip, the lattergoverning the selective presentation of individual matrices to the moldand the dimensioning devices for said mold and in combination therewithan auxiliary controller for the die case adjusting devices governed bythe record strip.

16. In an automatic type casting and composing machine provided with anadjustable mold, a movable series of matrices, normal and justificationmold adjustin devices and a record strip, the latter governing theselective resentation of the matrices, the setting of t e justificationmold-adjusting devices and the application of said justificationmold-adjusting devices and in combination therewith an auxiliarycontroller for the diecase adjusting devices and means governed by therecord strip for adjusting said auxiliary controller to correspond withthe set of the justification mold-adjusting devices and for bringing thesame into action.

17. In an automatic type casting and composing machine provided with anadjustable mold, a plurality of matrices including a graded series, anda record strip governing the presentation of individual matrices to themold and the adjustment of the dimensioning devices for the latter, andin combination therewith means governed by the record strip forpositioning that one of the graded series of matrices correspondin inset way dimension with the space type w ien the mold is set therefor.

18. In an automatic type casting and composing machine provided withselective transmitting devices controllcd by a record strip; anadjustable mold; a plurality of mold dimensioning devices includingmajor and 11111101 ustification members; a two way movable die-casecontaining a plurality of matrices; two die-case shifting mechanismseach including primary and secondary controllers and positioningdevices, one of said shifting mechanisms operating to set the molddimensioning devices; and in combination therewith, an auxiliarycontroller; means for adjusting said auxiliary controller to correspondwith the indicated. set of the major justification devices; and meansfor automatically actuating said auxiliary con troller preliminary tothe production of a justifying space type.

19. In a type casting and composin machine such as described and in comination with the primary controller for the matrix or die case centeringmechanism, of an auxiliary controller movable longitudinally of saidprimary controller and provided with means for looking it in adjustedposition.

20. The combination with centering or adjusting mechanism including acontroller and com lemental positioning device of an adjustabl;auxiliary controller.

21. The combination with centering or adjusting mechanism including acontroller and com lemental positioning device, of an adjustab eauxiliary controller provided with means for retaining it in position,and means for connecting said auxiliary controller with the positioningdevice to govern the latter.

22. The combination with a centering or adjusting mechanism providedwith a primary controller and complemental positioning devices, of anauxiliary controller movable longitudinally of said primary con--troller, retaining means for said auxiliary controller, and means foradvancing the latter into the path of the positioning device.

23. The combination with a positioning 01' centering mechanism includinga primary controller and complemental positioning' device, of anauxiliary controller movable both longitudinally and transversely of thepath of said positioning device.

24. The combination with a positioning or centering mechanism providedwith a primary controller or fixed age and a complemental positioningmember of an auxiliary controller movable in guides parallel with thepath of said ositioning member, a lock for said auxiliary controller,and means for actuating said lock and for projecting said auxiliarycontroller into the path of said positioning member whereby theauxiliary controller may be both set by and caused to act u on saidpositioning member.

25. An auxiliary controller attachment for the matrix centeringmechanism of a type casting machine including in combination asupporting frame, an auxiliary controller movable in transversedirections on said frame, a lock for restraining movement in onedirection and a motor for advancing said auxiliary controller.

26. An auxiliary controller attachment for the matrix centeringmechanism of a type casting machine the same including, in combination,a supporting frame, a controller movable in transverse directions onsaid frame, a locking member engaging the controller and movabletherewith, a motor for said locking member, and a motor for advancingthe controller independently of its locking member.

27. An auxiliary controller attachment for the matrix centeringmechanism of a type casting machine the same including, in combination,a supporting frame; two shafts in parallel relation; an auxiliarycontroller mounted to move laterally and longitudinally with respect toone of said shafts; a locking member supported upon the other shaft,coupled with said controller and en gaging the frame, to hold thecontroller in adjusted position, said locking member also engaging thecontroller to move it laterally of its supporting shaft when the lockingmember is disengaged from the frame; and means for moving the lockingmember, to disenga e it from the frame, and for indeendent y actuatingsaid controller while in ocked position.

28. An auxiliary attachment for the ma trix centering mechanism of atype casting machine including, in combination, a frame; two shafts inparallel relation; an auxiliary controller free to reciprocatelongitudinally of but turning with one of said shafts; motor coupledwith said controller shaft; a locking member free to reciprocatelongitudinally of and turning with the other shaft, said locking memberengaging the controller and the frame; and a motor coupled with the saidlast named shaft, to Withdraw the looking member from. engagement withthe frame and simultaneously advance the controller in a directiontransverse of its sup portin shaft.

29. n a type casting machine provided with a matrix centering oradjusting mechanism and in combination with the primary controller andcomplemental positioning device thereof, an auxiliarcontroller supportedbeyond but movab e into the path of said positioning device, a lockingmember engaging the frame and operating to hold said auxiliarycontroller in adjusted position and to release the same, a motor actingupon said locking member to release the auxiliary controller and advanceit intothe path of the positioning device for adjustment; and a motorfor so advancing the auxiliary con troller while lnel-red in adj t dosition, to admeasure the movement of the positioning device.

30. In a type casting machine provided with a matrix centering oradjusting mechanism including two sets of primary controllers andcomplemental positioning devices, a perforated or pattern record stripand a control system governed thereby, and

in combination therewith an auxiliar' Y controller for one of saidpositioning evices controlled both as to position and time ofapplication by the record strip.

31. In a type casting machine provided with a matrix centering oradjusting mechanism including two sets of controllers and complementalpositioning devices, normal and justification mold adjusting mechanisms,a record strip, and a control system governed by said strip, and incombination therewith an auxiliary controller for one of saidpositioning devices and means governed by the record strip forautomatically adjusting said auxiliary controller to correspond with theposition of the justification mold adjusting mechanism.

32. In a type casting machine provided with a plurality of matrices, amatrix centering or adjusting mechanism including two sets of primarycontrollers and com lemental positioning devices, a mold, norma andjustiiication adjusting devices for the mold, a record strip and acontrol system governed by said strip and in combination therewith, anauxiliary controller for-one of said positioning devices, and meansgoverned by the record strip for automatically adjusting said auxiliarycontroller to corres ond with the justiiication devices and to ca itinto action at predetermined intervals.

33. A controller or record strip for type casting machines such asdescribed provided in addition to its character, space and justificationsignals or perforations, auxiliary controller setting and actuatingsignals or perforations, the one associated with the justification andthe other with the space signals or perforations.

34. A controller or record strip for automatic type casting machinesprovided with auxiliary perforations associated with the normal spacesignal for bringing into action an auxiliary controller for the matrixcentering mechanism.

35. The combination with the matrix centering mechanism of an automatictype casting machine, of an auxiliary controller and a record strip, thelatter provided with perforations for positioning and actuating saidauxiliary controller.

JOHN SELLERS BANOROFT. MAURITZ U. INDAI-lli.

Witnesses MoR'rrMER A. JONES, S. A. L. FRAZER.

